The day began with a new category - Juvenile March (under 16's) which was open to all comers. There were 7 entrants:

1. I. Pyke (Southport):   79th's Farewell to Gibraltar
2. Richard Brown (Burntisland):   Captain Norman Orr-Ewing
3. Scott Dawson (Birmingham):   ......................................................
4. Anthony Pyke (Southport):   79th's Farewell to Gibraltar.
5. Adam Cadamateri (Keithley):   Hugh Kennedy
6. Martin Bryan (Wigan):   Glen Caladh Castle
7. Brett Shacklady (Chester):   John MacFadyen of Melfort

Richard Brown was awarded the new Juvenile trophy, which is dedicated to the memory of Seumais MacNeill, the late Principal of the College of Piping, in recognition of the great assistance he gave to many pipers in the Manchester area.

Then came the two adult categories - March, Strathspey and Reel - and Slow Air, Hornpipe and Jig. There were 9 entrants in each event. The tunes they entered were:

1. Peter Doyle.   Major Manson's Farewell to Clachantrushal, Maggie Cameron, Lexy MacAskill.
2. Chris Eyre.   Hugh Kennedy, Tulloch Castle, Sandy Cameron
3. Gary Shacklady.   John MacFadyen of Melfort, Susan MacLeod, Captain Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree.
4. Teresa Brown.   Millbank Cottage, Dorrator Bridge, Alec C. MacGregor
5. Kirsty MacDonald.   Glen Caladh Castle, Dorrator Bridge, Colonel MacLeod
6. Terry Carr.   Mrs John MacColl, Highland Harry, Loch Carron
7. G. Irvine.   The Clan MacColl, Susan MacLeod, The Champion Piper
8. James Gall.   Lonach Gathering, The Piper's Bonnet. John Morrison of Assynt House
9. Cameron Edgar.   The Conundrum, Inverary Castle, Thompson's Dirk.

The second category in the adult section was - Slow Air, Hornpipe and Jig. There were again nine entrants:
 
1. Peter Doyle.   The Shieling, Tam Bain's Lum, Alan MacPherson of Mosspark.
2. Teresa Brown.   Highland Cradle Song, The Walrus, Alan MacPherson of Mosspark.
3. James Gall.   Kate Martin's Waltz, The Train Journey North, The Jig of Slurs.
4. Chris Eyre.   Leprechaun and Butterfly, P/M J. Allan, Cabar Feidh.
5. Terry Carr.   Sullivan's John, Old Toastie, Butterfingers.
6. G. Irvine.   The Bells of Dunblane, The Big Birl, The Long Island Jig.
7. Gary Shacklady.   Morag of Dunvegan, Sandy's New Chanter, Banjo Breakdown.
8. Cameron Edgar.   The Wandering Piper, Crossing the Minch, The Foxhunter.
9. Kirsty MacDonald.   Morag of Dunvegan, Hamilton's Nutsack, Tam's Jig.

Cameron is seen here receiving his trophies from the judges - his third successive win in three years.

The competitions finished at around 4.30pm. In previous years most of us, at this point, have gone off in various directions to grab a meal somewhere and fill in the couple of hours or so before the recital to be given that evening by Scott Drummond and Chris Armstrong. This year was different with a fine hot dinner laid on at the Ukrainian Centre for anyone who wanted to stay. (For a report on the recital, see the "Recitals" section).